New Immigration rules NOV 08'

[Admin]

30-days border runs now only 15 days

BANGKOK:
In order to limit the amount of foreigners using "back-to-back" border runs, Thai Immigration has issued a new regulation regarding the 30 days tourist exemption.

Effective immediately, travellers without visa will get only 15 days of stay if they are arriving via a land border checkpoint from a neigboring country.

Passengers arriving via an international airport will obtain a 30 days stay, and for them there is no change.

Travellers with Malaysian passports will obtain a 30 days stay.

This police order number 778/2551 is confirmed by Royal Thai Police, Immigration Bureau, in Bangkok.

Link to a big discussion about this new rule:
http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/30-days-Border-Runs-15-Days-t227407.html


See Files attached!
*Note: (information taken from the thaivisa.com forum).
This is not an official translation and it should be used only for information purposes. In case of discrepancy with the Thai version, you should know that the Thai document is the only official one.

[Admin]

New Regulations For Extensions Of Non-immigrant Visas, Police Order 777/2551 dated Nov 25, 2008

Attached is a translated version of Police Order 777/2551. This translation is kindly provided by Isaan Lawyers,
http://www.isaanlawyers.com

Link to a big discussion about this new rule:
http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/Regulations-Extensions-Non-immig-t227532.html

See Files attached!
*Note: (information taken from the thaivisa.com forum).
This is not an official translation and it should be used only for information purposes. In case of discrepancy with the Thai version, you should know that the Thai document is the only official one.